I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Target (Portland, OR) in Apr 2009
Interview
I was contacted by a Target in house recruiter and had two phone interviews which went very well. I was very impressed with the Recuiter and he scheduled up a meeting for me with one of their District Managers. I was totally unimpressed after this interview. They empasize that they are looking for Sr level Execs to come in and run one store for approx 18 months and move to Dist. Mgr positions. In my in person interview they had the exact opposite philosophy and kept asking if I knew that this was a retail position (duh) and that long hours would be required to run the store, working holidays etc. I knew that was part of the job, but the DM did not look for the skills for moving on in management . It felt like I was interviewing at McDonalds. They do not know what they want. There is a huge disjoint between what the Hiring Managers are telling the recruiters they want and what the Hiring Manager is telling the applicant. These positions have been open for months and they have not found anyone. Hmmm, I wonder why?
I applied online. I interviewed at Target (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Initial interview with a recruiter than an onsite interview. Went through situational interviews in all questions, and in each of the interviews there was an introductory question. The questions after meeting with the recruiter was with the DTL and then the Group Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about when you had to lead a difficult conversation to upgrade talent.
I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Target (Omaha, NE) in Dec 2018
Interview
I was first contacted by a recruiter who asked some general information regarding my resume, followed by some behavioral, situational questions. After we spoke for about 45 minutes, she advised me that she was moving me on to the next interview- a face to face interview with the District Team Leader and District HR partner.
The face to face interview was brief and though I wasn’t strictly professionally dressed, I felt overdressed as the interviewers were in leggings and casual tops. The questions were exactly the same as asked by the recruiter. Altogether, it took about 30 minutes. I spent more time talking to the receptionist.
It’s only been the weekend, so still waiting to hear something.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you partnered/collaborated to improve your business.
I applied online. I interviewed at Target (Portland, OR)
Interview
The interview process begins with a phone screening by a recruiter from their corporate office. After that, the process seems to diverge. In both of my attempts at working for this company, I was told that an interview with field managers would be the next step, and would happen quickly.
In neither instance was that the case.
In the first instance, nothing happened at all and a local internal candidate was promoted.
In the second instance, I was given a working interview with a Store Team Leader about 30 miles from home and told that the District Leader was too busy to meet with me at that point, but to keep the process moving along, I was skipping that step. After that four hours process, I received a phone call telling me that they had found an internal candidate that was "willing" to relocate...but that the VERY next position that came up, I would be the first candidate considered.
I told the recruiter that I appreciated the position this decision put her in, but that I was no longer "willing" to work for Target.